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Ono Hundred and Second YearNo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 976 Thirty Six PagesFifteen Cents May sell park as building lots The limn of Hilton Hill will determine Mow re sideniial cm be from land on Mill Street kniwn as lurk Hit is to sell the land according to planning board recommenda tton Planner Hon Burnett said the 450 100 feet property is vacant and bordered by a sidewalk and curb He pointed out the recreation department feels the land Is too small for a major park and there is sufficient recreation area in the nearby school grounds Councillor Joe Hurst ex plained the land had been turned over to the Board of Parks Management years if but was termed scrv by the who turned it hack to the town He claimed three councils had intended to pro ceed with rezoning Councillor Booth asked if the land had been turned back to the town within the time limit which makes mm approvil ess Hurst said il id been turn irs igo ind Mould not need minislenil ip Councillor Pit the land was turned back there vv is not enough land icross the back for building tots Councillor said there bad been i petition jeclmg to the being made residential lots He explained the land or depth of feet He said council investigated buying a strip of land deep enough to make building lots and went to the expense of moving high tension lines He said the OMB turned down the application to make lots Councillor Pick if the land had ever been used for park Hurst said it had not and reminded council there is an up- to date petition from who want the I remain as it Is Complex appro One vote majority OK two thirds not needed DOMINION DAY program drew crowds to the park Sunday and fire works concluded the three hour evening program Above right a car roars into flames at the Firefighters demonstration The Firefighters kept spectators enthralled by cutting up setting on fire and finally dousing the old car Below left Firefighters resuscitate a comrade with oxygen during the firefighters demonstration Centre the largest fish in the world or maybe Fairy Lake is proudly held by Michael His father Maurice won the prize at Sunday Fishing Derby Fireworks mark first on fourth The municlpil passed llalton Hills council by one vote does not need i vote as wis sucjcstcd last week cording to ml Clerk trench The municip complex w ill hi to the existing Seventh ine idministration building lorn Hill tin repairs to the the tost of Hit works tinge ind the cost of reshuffling fire ambulance and depigments were committed and pointed the additional cost of the municipal complex would throw too heavy a load on the tixpaycrs He WO of the total he debtntured over 1 know I m counting noses confessed as he no decision be made on the that night He should be present Councillor llarrv admitted a complex termed it i the town dotsn I need or He claimed the town his their priorities Wfong remind council ibout the repairs to the iron i and the pressure for i He said ill p irtments ire housed m be bit but housed Councillor Pit inainl lined the need for a complex is recog He pointed out Ward One had given up their own offices when limit with Hills Now were quibbling over i place to call home He residents relate the bodge podge of town offices at present He said ht was in nor i librarVbut not if it tikes precedence over the low iff He the need for i was there before Die form of ilton Hills When it is shelved it was Continued ith i The first of Julv wis well celebrated here on the fourth of July with fishing food and fireworks The change in date brought the Dominion Day celebrations from dreary Thursday to Sundiy making a perfect climax to a summer weekend Although stores and were required to close on Thursday Julv l raoil factories and offices worked that day so employees could arrange i lont weekend of it The run combined with closed stores made the lown very quiet on the actual hoi found between ind I entrants for the long fish then i crowd for the fireworks Sponsoring firciUilers ins estimated there were somtwhit under cars in the pirk ad mission llnnk there must hive been is people watching the fire works from outside the two firefighters Douc Mason and Sim int could be to the crowd outside the gates they SIM Over w s I iktn in il lie people w itclui in ik is vi rib I rks sliol ivirl id it 1 Hie nielli skv Ihe displiv is tin direction if firefihlr John Dunn nil his i 1 ircfichlirs I II his iled I I which did irmj I intcnstmc iv is irrmcd the fin I fire fighters ink while Mick Ihlmcs prtectiurcs from the public ippid pi I fire il the sidirul ill by in tin In dirt I r itbsh if Hie ike fKhlr I w is in i i ion fire iiittccwithCirnnt Withers Dive Shannon Kelly I ind I ill Repre senting were chiirmin Id Ted and Moss iijhitvv money scheme Hunk the hive lost little on dn Ihev suggest anyone the fireworks from the park who would still like to m ike donition it to any fire lighter or it in the fire office in the town on Mill Si ill time wis don for the mnuil i vent rites lodi would be too much He ierced the com plex is needed ind town administration would be easier under one roof but contended this was not the right time Councillor Hyde it is Ihe responsibility of the council who have been in for the past neirly three face the situa lion forecistcd the one million dollar price tag could be one ind a half million by year He claimed the committee taken Hive look at the monies from land sales and lot levies and had jmnted the worst possible picture Ben Rachlin sells store He and his wife ited clothing stores here for m inv years and he Ins kept bus at store on Mill St Ihe idea of retiring doesn fill Mr Itachlm with plci sure but the time his come It s been life he ad mils He his sold his business to I present of Toronto Mr I ing is a w itch maker gold smith and jeweller Horn in he went to Kong from there to Surinam formerly Dutch in 1 where be learned his trade He the jewellery business there for 15 Now in Toronto he has a wife four children as well is sister and brothers and other relatives there He is considering moving to Acton He phns to call the store Jewellery expand on the present lines Norma will remim on the stiff with the new owner Mr who has the expects to be In town for some time set Criminal negligence charges follow two chases DC A 17 year old Georgetown man was charged with Inal negligence in the of a motor vehicle careless driving possession of and possession for the purpose of trafficking following two separate high speed police chases Sunday and early Monday morning one of which ended In an accident on Highway at The sequence of events began al p Sunday when Milton of Gerry Gibson who wis going north on High spotted a going south tow irds ly which is passing cars by driving on the shoulder Milton Stiff Sercc Alex Grainger reported Gibson his routine turned on his fhshing lights ind headed south in pursuit of the vehicle Culls for help The suspect vehicle look the westbound ramp onto it nth Hit Oft cruiser wine ibson ridiocd ind Kitchener let iclimcnts f foi inti on the lane iv prints bit is is it mills per hour the turn Hie suspect vehicle ssui it v is ibi issmg lane vv ith the Miltm cruiser hi its tut Inside in line little further on Kit i bin Willi wisti mid pi Inn in if the sushlI car now Iv in with ill vehicles Irnellmi it mi miles in hour Hit pursued vehicle Ihen thi Kitchener 11 innser from behind Both tin onto the gr issy median strip Milton inddiilphOi folkwed driver wis in ir with Ihe doors lockid but with tin drivci s window pirti illy pencil He refused out 1 the car Hit Kilehcncr officer at driver in an to et fnm i of the hide but he quickly backed the ear up the of ficcr with him feet si immed into the cruiser Hi made a urn md sped off down ij in in direction The the ir was uninjured he then issued in alert lo all area forces to be on the look ut tor the car Spotted In Acton Acton detachment Regional Police spotted Ihe car on Main Street Acton at 12 a and attempted to pull over Once again the suspect car sped away and Die driver found himself being pursued by police chase started down Highway towards Milton the suspect cars speed ap proached The two Acton ifficcrs in constant touch with Regional Police Communications net work decided to withdraw from the pursuit because It was too fast for safety Superintendent Lloyd Sch Regional Police reported The officers who continued on down the highw at i slower speed tost sight of the suspect car At 12 a when they irrlved in the area of the side curves the Acton saw their and covered suspect vehicle i ditch It had taken out a pole and wires lay on the ground around the car Ihe suspect was taken to and released Inter that day Superintendent Sehwantz said the officers knew the car was wanted by Milton and that it id been In in a high speed chase the day before on 401